ride shotgun

ride shot·gun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rahyd shot-guhn]
- /raɪd ˈʃɒtˌgʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rahyd shot-guhn]
- /raɪd ˈʃɒtˌgʌn/

Definitions of ride shotgun words

noun ride shotgun a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals. 1
noun ride shotgun Football. an offensive formation, designed primarily for passing situations, in which the backfield is spread out with the quarterback positioned a few yards behind the center and the other backs, as potential pass receivers, positioned as slotbacks or flankers. 1
adjective ride shotgun of, pertaining to, used in, or carried out with a shotgun: a shotgun murder; shotgun pellets. 1
adjective ride shotgun covering a wide area in an irregularly effective manner without concern for details or particulars; tending to be all-inclusive, nonselective, and haphazard; indiscriminate in choice and indifferent to specific results: He favored the shotgun approach in his political attacks. 1
adjective ride shotgun seeking a desired result through the use or inclusion of a wide variety of elements. 1
adjective ride shotgun having all the rooms opening one into the next in a line from front to back: shotgun apartment; shotgun cottage. 1

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Origin of ride shotgun

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1770-80; shot1 + gun1

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Parts of speech for Ride shotgun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ride shotgun popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ride shotgun

verb ride shotgun

assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
chambered — having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
cover all bases — take full precautions
cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.

All 16 Synonyms of ride shotgun